Michelle Obama promotes her new book

First lady Michelle Obama - kicking off a media blitz to promote her new book on gardens - on Tuesday defended her signature “Let’s Move!” initiative from critics who charge it’s just more big government.

“One in three of our kids are overweight or obese. So there is an issue.But this isn’t about government telling people what to do,” Obama said in an appearance on “Good Morning America.” “What we know we need to do is give parents, communities, families the tools and information they need to make choices that are right for them.”

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Obama, who is on a media tour to promote her new book out Tuesday, “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,” spent most of her sit-down with Robin Roberts of ABC News discussing the importance of her effort to promote healthier eating.

The first lady said she was pleased with how the book turned out, as she explained why she is such a fierce advocate of healthy eating habits.

“It is definitely a passion – getting our kids in this country eating healthy, helping families make good choices about how they eat and stay active and this book is a way to talk about our journey but also talk about the challenges that we face as a nation around health,” she said.

Listing broccoli, arugula and string beans as some of her favorite vegetables, Obama confessed that her daughters do not quite share their mother’s passion about the White House garden.

“Bo, he’s my guy,” she said, referring to the first family’s dog. “But Malia and Sasha — they’re just like any kid. They do the opposite of what their parents do. So gardening, they’re like, ‘Yeah, no, mom, you go for it.’”

The interview briefly touched on the subject of the 2012 campaign, as the first lady said she will be “out there a lot” in the months leading up to Election Day campaigning for her husband’s reelection bid.

“Barack and I, we prioritize our kids. So we put their schedules first and then I work around it. I’m going to be out there a lot I’m going to be traveling around the country,” Obama said in an appearance on “Good Morning America.”

She continued, “I love campaigning. And I say this all the time – if every American had the opportunity to travel around the country and go into people’s living rooms and talk, we’d understand that we have so much in common and we’re working towards the same goals. And for me, campaigning gives me this opportunity to experience that.”

Readers' Comments (17)

Now she is in on the gravy train of politicians in office, writing a stupid book which many stupid people will purchase making her a millionaire........she knows nothing about gardening, but that does not mean anything........

Yeah, if only the orduncary americans can travel the country like her >>(all expenses paid by taxpayers i am sure zillions of americans will take that offer up) .. she is such a lying person just like what she calls her hubby "A LAIR"... Mrs. Obama is in the same boat... she hates campagining ..they sleep in separte bedrooms. dont talk to each other. The photo ops and get togethers are all fakes .....Mrs. obama hates our country and flag >..(this is true when she was attending the 9/11 memorial last year ,,.she was quoted "ALL THIS FOR A FLAG" asnd hubby nooded in agreement... Mrs. Obama just loves to spend taxpayers money as long is not hers or hubby money..... the book tour expenses should be paid by the publishers and her as she is getting a lots of profit from this so call book.... she can do videio conferencing in her office in rthe white house and not to travel round the country,,,what a waste of our money....

The first lady said she was pleased with how the book turned out, as she explained why she is such a fierce advocate of healthy eating habits.

Here's the real answer with the BS meter turned off:" I'm a fierce advocate of healthy eating habits because its a great excuse for me to travel around the country and campaign for Baraq on the American taxpayer's nickel!"

I wonder how many copies the government will buy at taxpayer expense like they did with obama's. It is only tax money and the welfare king has decided he and his parasite base are entitled to what others earn.

I wonder when Chris Christie's twenty volume set on his eating habits will hit the Amazon.com?

At least with Christie it is plausable that he would be passionate about eating. Nobody believes Michelle is passionate about manual labor or has spent any time in the WH garden, she has been far too busy playing jet setter going to Beoncee concerts and to the Riviera on her taxpayer funded 747.

This woman is a grifter, she accepted 327K a year for a no show hospital job that amazingly appeared the year her husband was elected to the senate and which ceased to exist when she left the job.

Old "thunder thighs" Obama is the ultimate hypocrit. I see more news stories talking about her love of lobster, ribs and chocolate than I see about her doing something positive about nutrition education.

And I presume the taxpayers are footing the bill for her book promotion. She will jet all over the country on our dime, stay at 5 star hotels with her entire entourage and eat gourmet meals on our dime while the publisher should be footing the bill. But not the Moocher. Nothing but the best that taxpayer can afford.

I wouldn't mind so much, but when the Obama's had to pay their own way they did not live the lavish lifestyle they created for themselves. And once they are thrown out of the White House, they will cut back on their extravagances. They aren't that rich. But they'll continue living LARGE on the backs of the overburdened taxpayers who are losing their jobs and their homes.

MoochHell obviously didn't read Protocol for First Ladies on NOT writing a book while at the White House. But being the pig that she is, after having a $300,000 do-nothing, know-nothing job in Chicago, there is no depth of total stupidity for this Disgusting America-hating family. Did she whip it out during one of many expen$$$$$$$$ive vacations paid for by her loyal servants known as taxpayers?